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  Island Free Library Catalog & Databases

Island Free Library Catalog (Ocean State libraries)

• Click the link above to go to the Island Free Library's card catalog.  From this card catalog you can search for books, place holds, renew books, and confirm due dates.  To access your account you need your library card number.

 PROQUEST PROVIDENCE JOURNAL ONLINE

• Proquest Information and Learning database offers leading-edge content, exciting   features,   and enhanced tools to help with research of Rhode Island's #1 newspaper, the Providence Journal.

HERITAGE QUEST ONLINE

•  This database combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with full-text genealogy and local history collections.

Access Heritage Quest Online from the library

Access Heritage Quest Online from home
 

 WORLD BOOK

• The Premier online reference source--containing every article from the 22-volume print set plus thousands more. 

Access World Book from the library

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EBSCO REFERENCE DATABASES

• The Ebsco Reference Library includes the following:

	Novelist   NoveList is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 120,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Feature Articles. For school media specialists and teachers there are Standards-Based Thematic Units and Picture Book Extenders, as well as specific teaching guides for using fiction in the classroom. Start searching this collection.
	EBSCOhost Web  EBSCOhost is the world's foremost premium research database service with premium content in ever subject area; includes Alt Health Watch, Newspaper Source, EBSCO Animals, and more.     Start searching this collection.
	Auto Repair Reference Center    This database includes step-by-step procedures that are written specifically for the Do-It-Yourselfer, but comprehensive enough for professional technicians. Auto Repair Reference Center contains information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1954. New repair procedures and updates will also be added continuously. Start searching this collection.
	Consumer Health Complete    This full text database is designed to support consumer and patients’ information needs as well as foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. Consumer Health Complete is the single most comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic, and integrated medicine. This full text database covers topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, men’s & women's health, and children's health. Start searching this collection.
	Student Research Center EBSCO's Student Research Center makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by source type - -magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc.  Start searching this collection.
	Kids Search Kids Search makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by source type - -magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc. Start searching this collection.
	Salud en Español (Consumer Health Complete in Spanish)  This full text database is designed to support consumer and patients’ information needs as well as foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. Consumer Health Complete is the single most comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic, and integrated medicine. This full text database covers topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, men’s & women's health, and children's health.   Start searching this collection.